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For the first time the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre partners up with the University Health Network for the Ninth Annual Sakura Gala. Photo credit: Cary Rothbart.
It was the first time that JCCC hosted a joint gala. This year’s gala was a partnership between the JCCC and the University...

The book, which is published completely in Japanese, aims to teach a Japanese audience about vegan cooking (using no animal byproducts) as well as Canadian culture and cuisine.
In her initial discussions with her Japanese publisher, Kirasienne, Ishii says the editor-in-chief was interested in learning...

Kayla Isomura's photo exhibit opens at Nikkei National Museum. Photo courtesy: Kayla Isomura.
She wondered what her grandparents and great grandparents packed when forced to leave for internment and in turn, wondered what she would pack today.
“I never had the opportunity to meet them or hear...

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — When Edmonton taiko drummer Greg Shimizu and his partner Twilla were deciding on a name for their taiko duo, Shimizu says he was inspired by the actions of his grandfather 60 years before. Photo courtesy: Greg Shimizu.
Choosing, “Booming Tree Taiko Duo,” as a way to honour...

Japanese sweets master Junichi Mitsubori makes his first North American visit in Toronto.
The next Japanese food poised to take hold in North America is wagashi. Wagashi is an umbrella term for Japanese traditional sweets. They usually come in different sizes and shapes, flavours and colours,...

Shihan Kei Tsumura receiving the Don Valley West Service Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contributions from JCCC Finance Chair, Chris Hope.
Shihan Tsumura is one of the highest ranked practitioners of Shito-ryu Itosu-kai Karate in the world.
For more than half a century he has shared his passion...

The 13-member board also voted "that city council and the Board of Health request the Government of Canada to sign the United Nations Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons."
The vote immediately followed presentations by Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow, psychiatrist Dr. Frank Sommers, and representatives...

Brian McKeever (right) and guide Graham Nishikawa (left) collected their gold medals at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza during the 2018 Olympic Games. Photo: Dave Holland/Canadian Paralympic Committee
Though achieving that title was not something on McKeever's mind coming into the Games. The first...